[1][2] He was dragged by a police vehicle in the township of Daveyton in Gauteng, South Africa, a few hours earlier.

On 25 August 2015, eight former police officers were found guilty of Macia's murder in the North Gauteng High Court.

[3] Emidio Josias "Mido" Macia (c. 1985 – 26 February 2013) was a Mozambican immigrant and taxi driver who was murdered in the custody of the South African Police Service.

[5] The eight police officers involved were suspended on 28 February and arrested the following day on suspicion of murder.

[9] On 25 August 2015, all eight former police officers were found guilty of murder in the North Gauteng High Court.